Bust of Apollo
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Bust of Apollo
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Published 2019-07-05T14:39:40+00:00
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This elegant bust of the god Apollo recalls Roman late baroque sculpture in the wake of Alessandro Algardi (1598-1654), who pioneered the image of the idealised male youth in works such as his Borghese Table and St Philip Neri. The present Apollo, with his hair flowing back in curling locks from an off-centre parting, is in the tradition of youths based on the ancient archetypal portrait of Alexander the Great, reflected also in Bernini's Daniel. The carving of the hair and drapery is very fine, and we can see the god's arrow fletches behind his right shoulder.
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| Date published | 05/07/2019 |
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| Title | Bust of Apollo |
| Date | Late 17th, early 18th century |
| Dimension | Height 68 cm |
| Medium | Marble, on a veined black marble socle |
| Credit | Shown and sold during a 2019 Old Master Sculpture sale in Sotheby's, London |
| Record | www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2019/old-master-sculpture-works-of-art/italian-probably-rome-late-17th-early-18th-century |
| Artist | Unknown artist |
| Place | Sotheby's |
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